1951 Surinamese general election

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1951 Surinamese general election
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  1949 14 March 1951 1955  

21 seats in the Estates
11 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeaderSeats+/–
NPS Archibald Currie 130
VHP Jagernath Lachmon 60
KTPI Iding Soemita 20
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
J.C. de Miranda
NPS
Jacques Drielsma
Independent

General elections were held in Surinam on 14 March 1951. [1] The result was a victory for the National Party of Suriname, which won 13 of the 21 seats.

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Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
National Party of Suriname 130
United Hindustani Party 60
Party for National Unity and Solidarity 20
Agrarian Party0New
Christian-Social Party00
Congress Party0New
Total210
Registered voters/turnout38.4
Source: Nohlen

Elected members

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References

  1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p614 ISBN   978-0-19-928357-6